PALMETTO STATE TRANSPORTATION LLC
78 power units
95 drivers
7.6M mi/yr
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FRED Score 63.3 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
33 yrs history · 180 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
- How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 78
- Drivers · CDL
- 95 · 95
- Annual miles
- 7.6M ~97k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 31 | 47 | 0 | 78 |
| Trailers | 171 | 0 | 0 | 171 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Jul 14, 2009)17 yrs old
- Registered
- Sep 15, 1993 (33 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Nov 4, 2025 (Address Change)
- DUNS
- 708185021
- Officers
- ANTHONY DUMIT · SCOTT JUSTICE
- Phone
- (864) 672-3800
- scottj@palmettostatetrans.com
- Address
- 1050 Park West Blvd, Greenville SC 29611
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesDry BulkPaper ProductsChemicals
“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
5
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
180
58% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.9%
20 of 106 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
1 of 180 driver inspections
Violations
111
22 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
111 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert66 · 21 out-of-serviceBrakes 28 · Lights 16 · Tires 12 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Other parts 8
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Unsafe driving No alert23 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 11 · Reckless / lane 7 · Phone use 1 · Other 4
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Hours of service No alert12 · 1 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 6 · False log 2 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat10 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Aug112026Aug 11, 2026 · KentuckyProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar42026Mar 4, 2026 · MissouriInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr82025Apr 8, 2025 · South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Feb22025Feb 2, 2025 · KansasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Jan232025Jan 23, 2025 · South CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
1 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $1,000,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Nov 2, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 19941 other liability filing also on file
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- $75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · American Alternative Insurance Corporation since Apr 30, 2016
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: Great West Casualty Co → THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY (Nov 2026); PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. → Great West Casualty Co (Jun 2025)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- South Carolina (HQ) 34
- North Carolina 13
- Louisiana 11
- California 9
- Georgia 8
- Kentucky 8
- Tennessee 8
- Missouri 7
19% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Vehicle maintenance | 42 | 3.16 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 22 | 2.26 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 9 | 0.20 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
180 driver inspections · 106 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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